1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Country:	Wisconsin
Flag Year:	1866
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1908 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1908
Next Election:	1912 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1912
Election Date:	November 8, 1910
Nominee1:	Francis E. McGovern
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	161,619
Percentage1:	50.58%
Nominee2:	Adolph J. Schmitz
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	110,442
Percentage2:	34.56%
Nominee3:	William A. Jacobs
Party3:	Socialist Party of America
Popular Vote3:	39,547
Percentage3:	12.38%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	James O. Davidson
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Francis E. McGovern
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Primary elections were held on September 6, 1910.

Republican nominee Francis E. McGovern defeated Democratic nominee Adolph J. Schmitz and Socialist nominee William A. Jacobs, with 50.57% of the vote.

Primary election

Republican party

Candidates

• Henry W. Barker, State Senator
• Edward T. Fairchild, State Senator^[1]
• William Mitchell Lewis, automobile manufacturer^[2]
• Francis E. McGovern, former District attorney^[3]
• John Strange, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Democratic party

Candidates

• Adolph J. Schmitz, lawyer, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1894,^[4] unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1908

Results

Socialist party

Candidates

• William A. Jacobs, Social-Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 1908

Results

Prohibition party

Candidates

• Byron E. Van Keuren, Prohibition nominee for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in 1908

Results

General election

Results by county

Schmitz was the first Democrat since George W. Peck in 1892 to carry Kenosha County. This was also the first time since 1875 that Kenosha County did not vote for the winning candidate. Social Democratic candidate William A. Jacobs received 37.93% of the vote in Milwaukee County and won the county over McGovern; this was the best performance ever by a Socialist gubernatorial candidate in Milwaukee County.

County	Francis E. McGovern Republican		Adolph Schmitz Democratic		William A. Jacobs Social Democratic		Byron E. Van Keuren Prohibition		Fred G. Kremer Socialist Labor		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		602		72.36%		158		18.99%		42		5.05%		29		3.49%		0		0.00%		444		53.37%		832
	Ashland		1.381		59.22%		473		20.28%		386		16.55%		61		2.62%		31		1.33%		908		38.94%		2,332
	Barron		1,676		73.16%		209		9.12%		262		11.44%		141		6.15%		3		0.13%		1,414		61.72%		2,291
	Bayfield		1,057		76.21%		97		6.99%		191		13.77%		40		2.88%		2		0.14%		866		62.44%		1,387
	Brown		3,267		48.17%		2,620		38.62%		793		11.69%		91		1.34%		11		0.16%		647		9.54%		6,782
	Buffalo		1,008		65.93%		470		30.74%		29		1.90%		22		1.44%		0		0.00%		538		35.19%		1,529
	Burnett		848		72.17%		75		6.38%		193		16.43%		59		5.02%		0		0.00%		655		55.74%		1,175
	Calumet		1,176		43.31%		1,384		50.98%		132		4.86%		20		0.74%		2		0.07%		-208		-7.66%		2,715
	Chippewa		2,170		55.76%		1,418		36.43%		194		4.98%		104		2.67%		6		0.15%		752		19.32%		3,892
	Clark		2,087		68.72%		720		23.71%		140		4.61%		87		2.86%		3		0.10%		1,367		45.01%		3,037
	Columbia		2,653		61.36%		1,379		31.89%		172		3.98%		102		2.36%		18		0.42%		1,274		29.46%		4,324
	Crawford		1,570		54.80%		1,176		41.05%		60		2.09%		56		1.95%		3		0.10%		394		13.75%		2,865
	Dane		6,392		52.74%		5,113		42.19%		289		2.38%		316		2.61%		4		0.03%		1,279		10.55%		12,120
	Dodge		2,692		35.12%		4,727		61.66%		147		1.92%		100		1.30%		0		0.00%		-2,035		-26.55%		7,666
	Door		1,757		80.49%		279		12.78%		88		4.03%		54		2.47%		5		0.23%		1,478		67.70%		2,183
	Douglas		2,582		66.36%		454		11.67%		695		17.86%		136		3.50%		24		0.62%		1,887		48.50%		3,891
	Dunn		2,179		86.33%		156		6.18%		123		4.87%		57		2.26%		8		0.32%		2,023		80.15%		2,524
	Eau Claire		2,399		69.44%		573		16.58%		350		10.13%		100		2.89%		33		0.96%		1,826		52.85%		3,455
	Florence		467		79.83%		104		17.78%		7		1.20%		7		1.20%		0		0.00%		363		62.05%		585
	Fond du Lac		3,834		47.33%		3,780		46.66%		312		3.85%		171		2.11%		4		0.05%		54		0.67%		8,101
	Forest		726		79.00%		122		13.28%		53		5.77%		17		1.85%		1		0.11%		604		65.72%		919
	Grant		2,908		59.08%		1,775		36.06%		84		1.71%		140		2.84%		15		0.30%		1,133		23.02%		4,922
	Green		1,659		53.71%		1,186		38.39%		88		2.85%		153		4.95%		2		0.06%		473		15.31%		3,089
	Green Lake		1,495		51.20%		1,273		43.60%		64		2.19%		88		3.01%		0		0.00%		222		7.60%		2,920
	Iowa		2,004		57.47%		1,294		37.11%		42		1.20%		146		4.19%		1		0.03%		710		20.36%		3,487
	Iron		738		63.08%		323		27.61%		68		5.81%		38		3.25%		3		0.26%		415		35.47%		1,170
	Jackson		1,438		78.02%		282		15.30%		66		3.58%		56		3.04%		1		0.05%		1,156		62.72%		1,843
	Jefferson		1,939		32.78%		3,581		60.53%		286		4.83%		107		1.81%		3		0.05%		-1,642		-27.76%		5,916
	Juneau		1,571		60.24%		722		27.68%		260		9.97%		52		1.99%		3		0.12%		849		32.55%		2,608
	Kenosha		1,891		40.14%		2,207		46.85%		487		10.34%		123		2.61%		3		0.06%		-316		-6.71%		4,711
	Kewaunee		1,530		47.60%		1,628		50.65%		33		1.03%		20		0.62%		3		0.09%		-98		-3.05%		3,214
	La Crosse		3,289		48.74%		2,874		42.59%		413		6.12%		155		2.30%		17		0.25%		415		6.15%		6,748
	Lafayette		2,119		53.99%		1,725		43.95%		18		0.46%		62		1.58%		1		0.03%		394		10.04%		3,925
	Langlade		1,298		49.62%		1,207		46.14%		68		2.60%		40		1.53%		3		0.11%		91		3.48%		2,616
	Lincoln		1,533		46.90%		1,532		46.86%		163		4.99%		40		1.22%		1		0.03%		1		0.03%		3,269
	Manitowoc		2,655		36.09%		3,919		53.28%		729		9.91%		51		0.69%		2		0.03%		-1,264		-17.18%		7,356
	Marathon		2,952		38.04%		4,087		52.66%		555		7.15%		158		2.04%		9		0.12%		-1,135		-14.62%		7,761
	Marinette		2,423		63.50%		617		16.17%		588		15.41%		167		4.38%		21		0.55%		1,806		47.33%		3,816
	Marquette		1,282		64.20%		642		32.15%		21		1.05%		50		2.50%		2		0.10%		640		32.05%		1,997
	Milwaukee		20,291		33.09%		16,896		27.55%		23,264		37.93%		819		1.34%		57		0.09%		-2,973		-4.84%		61,327
	Monroe		2,389		58.68%		1,419		34.86%		165		4.05%		92		2.26%		6		0.15%		970		23.83%		4,071
	Oconto		2,036		59.72%		1,148		33.68%		177		5.19%		43		1.26%		5		0.15%		888		26.05%		3,409
	Oneida		1,109		57.91%		441		23.03%		347		18.12%		18		0.94%		0		0.00%		668		34.88%		1,915
	Outagamie		3,488		47.95%		3,425		47.08%		214		2.94%		143		1.97%		5		0.07%		63		0.87%		7,275
	Ozaukee		662		32.03%		1,304		63.09%		86		4.16%		14		0.68%		1		0.05%		-642		-31.06%		2,067
	Pepin		633		59.21%		392		36.67%		17		1.59%		26		2.43%		1		0.09%		241		22.54%		1,069
	Pierce		1,635		81.59%		188		9.38%		87		4.34%		87		4.34%		4		0.20%		1,447		72.21%		2,004
	Polk		1,494		79.30%		83		4.41%		233		12.37%		73		3.87%		0		0.00%		1,261		66.93%		1,884
	Portage		2.079		53.90%		1,559		40.42%		144		3.73%		70		1.81%		0		0.00%		520		13.48%		3,857
	Price		1,638		72.35%		221		9.76%		332		14.66%		64		2.83%		6		0.27%		1,306		57.69%		2,264
	Racine		3,206		51.30%		1,824		29.18%		925		14.80%		277		4.43%		18		0.29%		1,382		22.11%		6,250
	Richland		1,611		54.76%		997		33.89%		92		3.13%		238		8.09%		3		0.10%		614		20.87%		2,942
	Rock		3,168		66.06%		1,059		22.08%		318		6.63%		228		4.75%		23		0.48%		2,109		43.97%		4,796
	Rusk		992		74.81%		91		6.86%		211		15.91%		29		2.19%		3		0.23%		781		58.90%		1,326
	Sauk		2,318		52.11%		1,815		40.80%		42		0.94%		272		6.12%		1		0.02%		503		11.31%		4,448
	Sawyer		634		86.85%		64		8.77%		16		2.19%		14		1.92%		2		0.27%		570		78.08%		730
	Shawano		1,995		61.50%		1,121		34.56%		63		1.94%		64		1.97%		1		0.03%		874		26.94%		3,244
	Sheboygan		3,951		44.00%		3,870		43.10%		1,013		11.28%		134		1.49%		8		0.09%		81		0.90%		8,980
	St. Croix		2,354		60.78%		1,261		32.56%		148		3.82%		107		2.76%		3		0.08%		1,093		28.22%		3,873
	Taylor		1,074		53.04%		623		30.77%		295		14.57%		32		1.58%		0		0.00%		451		22.27%		2,025
	Trempealeau		1,844		62.28%		994		33.57%		37		1.25%		84		2.84%		2		0.07%		850		28.71%		2,961
	Vernon		2,277		72.75%		635		20.29%		84		2.68%		132		4.22%		2		0.06%		1,642		52.46%		3,130
	Vilas		532		72.09%		59		12.87%		89		12.06%		18		2.44%		4		0.54%		437		59.21%		738
	Walworth		2,533		60.35%		1,295		30.86%		99		2.36%		268		6.39%		1		0.02%		1,238		29.50%		4,197
	Washburn		855		75.53%		138		12.19%		115		10.16%		23		2.03%		1		0.09%		717		63.34%		1,132
	Washington		2,068		45.01%		2,293		49.90%		198		4.31%		35		0.76%		1		0.02%		-225		-4.90%		4,595
	Waukesha		3,601		52.31%		2,508		36.43%		599		8.70%		176		2.56%		0		0.00%		1,093		15.88%		6,884
	Waupaca		2,903		77.54%		510		13.62%		212		5.66%		115		3.07%		4		0.11%		2,393		63.92%		3,744
	Waushara		1,597		79.06%		273		13.51%		94		4.65%		52		2.57%		0		0.00%		1,324		65.54%		2,020
	Winnebago		5,474		54.61%		3,759		37.50%		582		5.81%		193		1.93%		15		0.15%		1,715		17.11%		10,023
	Wood		1,931		44.20%		1,780		40.74%		558		12.77%		94		2.15%		5		0.11%		151		3.46%		4,369
Total	161,619	50.58%	110,442	34.56%	39,547	12.38%	7,450	2.33%	430	0.13%	51,177	16.02%	316,522

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Kenosha
• Manitowoc
• Marathon

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Social Democratic

• Milwaukee

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .
• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .
• Book: Beck . J. D. . 1911 . The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin . Democrat Printing Company, State Printer . Madison, Wisconsin . .

Notes and References

1. News: . August 12, 1910 . From Stable Boy to State Senator . 8 August 2021 . Northern Wisconsin advertiser . Wabeno, Wis. . 8.
2. News: . January 28, 1910 . Lewis Gives His Platform . 8 August 2021 . The Wisconsin tobacco reporter . Edgerton, Wis. . 3.
3. News: . March 24, 1910 . The Race for Governor . 8 August 2021 . Ladysmith news-budget . Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. . 1.
4. Book: Bruce . William George . Currey . Josiah Seymour . 1922 . History of Milwaukee City and County . II . Milwaukee . The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . 404–407 .